Which to use
“hache” and “hachís” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,844
- “hache” frequency rank
- #39,253
- “hachís” frequency rank
- 87097
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hache | hachís |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nombre de la letra h. | Droga estupefaciente obtenida del cáñamo índico (Cannabis indica) a partir de su resina en bruto o purificada, Se fuma en cigarrillos o pipas, a menudo mezclado con tabaco. |
Where the eye mixes hache and hachís
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. hache runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against hachís's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hache vs hachís
A purely visual mix-up. hache ([ˈat͡ʃe]) and hachís ([aˈt͡ʃis]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 87097, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hache is recorded at frequency rank #47,844, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈat͡ʃe]. hachís is at rank #39,253, tagged as anoun, pronounced [aˈt͡ʃis].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 87097, this pair ranks #4,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of hache vs hachís
Shared letters: ach. Private to "hache": e. Private to "hachís": sí.
"hache" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "hachís" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hache ← ahche · hacche · haceh · hachhe · hahce · hcahe · hhache
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hache" and "hachís" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hache" or "hachís"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hache" and "hachís" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hache" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hachís" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hache" and "hachís" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hache vs hucha". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #4,757 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.